Vehicle-wheel.



E. W. MOON, SR. VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED MAR.19.1913.

1,089,428, Patented Mar.1o,`1914 2 SHEETS-SHBET 1.

E. W. MOON, SR.

VEHGLE WHEEL.

1,089,428. APPLICATION FILED MAR.19-,1913. Patented Mar. 10,

2 SHEETS-SHBET 2.

coLuMBIA PLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON. D. c.

nnwaan w. Moon, sa, or sr. Leurs, Massenet.

VEHICLE-'WHEEL rescates.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 19, 1913. Serial No. 755,389.

To all M1/om it may concern.

Be it known that l, EDWARD W. MOON, Sr., a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Vehicle llVheels, of which the following is a specilication.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a non-rigid connection between the wheel and the spindle or axle of a vehicle.

Another object is to provide means whereby a fluid is supplied between the hub and tread portions of a vehicle wheel so as to help to sustain the vehicle from shocks.

A further object is to provide means whereby a series of retarding elements are mounted in the wheel-hub and are adapted to retard the fluid contained therein during the travel of said fluid from one side of the hub to points there-adjacent which are under less pressure.

Another object is to provide the hub of a vehicle wheel with a series of radially arranged cylinders and a plunger arranged in each Cylinder, said cylinders serving as a checking element against the rapid flow of fluid escaping from the cylinders during the travel of the wheel.

Another object is to provide an improved solid tire construction.

Other and further objects will appear in the specilication, and be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings exemplifying the invention, and in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of this improved vehicle wheel. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical transverse section through the hub and axle portion of this improved wheel. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view, similar to Fig. 2, partly in section, and partly in side elevation. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line lV-JV, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a portion of a sectional view, similar to 2, but showing a different form of plunger-sin the cylinders. Fig. 6 is an enlarged plan view of one of the plungers shown in Fig. 5, and showing part of the retaining ring thereon. Fig. 'i' is an enlarged section taken on the line VllmVll, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings: 1 designates a vehicle wheel having a solid tire 2, said tire being constructed of paper, wood or other analogous material, and is preferably` made in half sections, as designated by 3. Said sections 3 are held together by the circular angles el, having rivets 5 passed through said angles and said tire sections. This construction of tire will also serve as the felly of the wheel, the tenons 6 of the spokes 7 being seated in said tire sections 3.

Located in the central portion of the wheel is the spoke-hub 8, having vertical side flanges 9. A series of transverse, parti tions 10 are formed integral with said side flanges 9. Said flanges 9 and transverse partitions 10 form a series of pockets 11, the inner ends of the spokes 'Y being mounted in said pockets. ln order to securely fasten said spokes in their respective pockets, rivets 12 are passed through said side flanges 9 and said spokes. Formed in said spoke hub 8 is a central cylindrical opening 13, said opening being of much larger diameter than the axle hub la which is mounted in said opening. Formed integral with said axle hub lll, and adjacent one end thereof, is an annular flange 15, said flange 15 being adapted to bear against the inner side flange 9 of the spoke hub S, there being formed on said flange 15 a brake wheel 1G. Mounted on one end of the axle hnb 14, opposite to the end on which flange 15 is secured, is an annular flange 1i', said flange 1T adapted to bear against the outside side flange 9 of the spoke hub 8. Securely mounted to the axle hub 14 is a collar 18, the side edges of which are adapted to abut the inside walls of the flanges 15 and ll'.

Mounted in the central annular opening 13 of the spoke hub 8 are a pair of rings 19, said rings being secured in the cylindri cal opening 13 in seine manner. There are formed in said rings a series of cylinders 20, said cylinders being radially arranged from the center' of said cylindrical opening 13. ln the forming of said cylinders 2O in the rings 19, the rings are placed side by side. ln the formation of each ring there is a semi-annular recess. When mounted together, these semiannular recesses will be disposed opposite to each other, thus forming the cylinders 20.

Formeel between the cylinders 2() of the rings 19 are abutting edges 2l. Formed between the rings 19 is an annular recess 22. Mounted in said recess 22 is a retaining ring 23, said ring adapted to retain a series of plunger balls 2l againstthe peripheral edge of the collar 18. Said plunger balls are radially arranged around the collar 18, there being a plunger ball for each cylinder. Said cylinders are slightly larger in diameter than said plunger balls.

Arranged radially around the cylindrical opening 18 of the spoke hub 8 are a series of cylindrical openings 25, said openings being for the recept-ion of bolts 26, said bolts being for the purpose of holding' the flanges 15 and 17 in sliding contact with the side flanges 9. In order to prevent said flanges 15 and 17 from being drawn too t-ightly tog'ether, sleeves 27 are mounted on the bolts 26. It is to be noted that. the cylindrical openings 25 are much larger in diameter than the sleeves 27, in which event there will be annular chambers 28 formed around said sleeves 27. In the construction shown, there are four annular chambers 28 in connection with a wheel of this improved construction. But, if necessary, in improved wheels of this character more chambers can be formed.

Inasmuch as the interior of the spoke hub 8 is to be filled with oil, it is thought preferable to construct the oil-filling means between spokes, as shown. In order to do this, some of the partitions are enlarged adjacent their center, as shown at 29, there being a passageway 8O formed therein. Said passageway is adapted to communicate with the chamber 28. In order to admit oil into the spoke-hub chamber 31, which is formed between the outer periphery of the collar 18 and the inner periphery of the spoke hub 8, openings 82 are formed between said chamber 28 and the hub chamber 81. Mounted in each passageway 8O is a closure cap 88.

In a wheel of this improved construction, which is non-rigid-that is to say, t-he wheel proper is rigid from the spoke hub to the outside periphery of the tire, but the conneet-ion between the axle hub and the spoke hub is non-rigid-there always will be a displacement of the axle hub to the spoke hub relative to each other.

In the operation of this improved wheel, assuming that the space between the spoke hub 8 and the collar 18, mounted on the axle hub 14, which has been designated as chamber 81, has been filled .with oil, the filling, of course, being done through one of the passageways 30, thevchambers 28 also being lilled with oil, the weight of the vehicle will naturally rest against the lower cylindrical wall of the spoke hub 8. And, as is shown in Fig. 2, the retaining ring will rest on the lower cylindrical wall of said spoke hub 8, and the lowermost balls will rest on said retaining ring. The axle hub 1/1, through the medium of the collar 18, will rest on the lowermost balls. Hence, there will be an eccentric relation between the axle 811 of the vehicle and the vehicle wheel 1, and the lowermost balls 24 will be entirely within the cylinders 20, whereas the uppermost l tive cylinders.

balls will be well out of their cylinders. Assume that the wheel is turned in the direction of the arrow shown in Figs. 1 and 2. As the wheel is turned around the balls will be gradually pushed into their respecis the balls are but little smaller in diameter than the cylinders, the oil, which is in the cylinders, will be forced out and crowded between the respective balls and their cylinders, which vwill retard the outlet of the oil somewhat, and therefore produce a cushioning effect to the vehicle. It is to be noted that the retaining ring is adapted to hold lhe plunger-balls 24 constantly on the periphery of the collar 18. Ey this arrangement, as the balls are carried upwardly, they will gradually be withdrawn from the cylinders 20.

The axle hub le and the parts relating thereto, such as the flanges 15 and 17, bolts 2G, and sleeves 27, are arranged concentric with the axle. lVhen the vehicle is not moving, said parts will assume an eccentric relation to the vehicle wheel. As power is applied to the wheel or axle, as the case may be, there will be a twist relative to the parts relating to the axlehub 1st, and the vehicle wheel, until the twisting movement is limited by the sleeves 27 abutting the side walls of the chambers 28. It is thought that when a vehicle wheel of this improved construction has gained a certain momentum, the parts relating to the axle hub will assume a concentric relation with the vehicle wheel, such position being shown in Fig. 3.

In order to insure that the chamber 31 and chambers 28 are filled with oil, there being a liability of a possible leakage during the operation of this wheel, plungers 35 are located in the passageways 80. Each of said plungers has a guiding portion 86 slidably mounted in recesses 37, formed in the closure caps 83. Springs 38 are adapted to engage against the plungers 85 and closure caps 33. These springs will bear against said plungers, thus keeping said plungers against the body of oil contained within the hub 8.

During the operation of this improved wheel, there will be more or less of a sliding movement between the flanges 15, 17 of the axle hulo 14 and the side flanges 9 of the spoke hub 8. In order to prevent the escape y of oil in consequence of said sliding relation, circular packings 89 are mounted in recesses 10, said recesses 40 being formed on the inside faces of the flanges 15 and 17. In order to assist said packing, circular oil grooves 41 are formed on the side faces of the flanges 9.

In F ig. 5, a different form of plungers is reciprocably mounted in the cylinders 20, such as the pistons 42, the remainder of the wheel construction being the exact reproduction of the parts heretofore described.

lFormed in each piston 42, and extending transversely therethrough, is an opening 43. Communicating with said opening is a central opening 44, which central opening is adapted to communicate with the cylinder 20. rlhese pistons 4Q are slightly smaller in diameter than the cylinders Q0. As said pistons are torced inte their respective cylinders, the oil will escape trom said cylinders past the periphery ot said pistons, and also through the openings 44 and 43. As the pistons are pushed inte the cylinders a certain distance, the openings 43 are cut ett by the cylinders, se that there will be no turther escape et oil therethrough, the only escape et oil then being by thev periphery et the pistons.

During the operation et a wheel et this improved construction, it is readily seen how, it a sudden jolt is given to the vehicle wheel, the tendency will be te piish that side et the spoke hub adjacent the torce et the blow toward the axle support, which action will drive the plungers into the cylinders. As the eil contained in said cylinders will be retarded during its escape past the plungers, a cushioning eltect te the vehicle will be produced.

W hat claim is:

l. ln a vehicle wheel, a pair ot hubs theretor, a series et cylinders radially arranged on the interior ot one et said hubs, said cylinders adapted te contain a tluid, plungers mounted in said cylinders, a retaining ring tor said plungers, said plunger-s adapted to retard the tlow ot tluid trom said cylinders.

2. ln a vehicle wheel, a pair et hubs therctor, a series et cylinders racially arranged en the interior et one et said hubs, said cylinders adapted te contain a tluid, plungers adapted te reciprocate in said cylinders, a retainingring tor said plungers, said ring adapted te held one end et said plungers against one et said hubs, said plungers adapted te retard the tlow ot tluid rom said cylinders.

3. ln' a vehicle wheel, an axle hub adapted te be mounted en an axle, an outer hub adapted to be loosely mounted on said axle hub yet turnable therewith, a chamber termed between said hubs, a series et auxiliary chambers termed around said chamber, recesses located between said hubs in said chamber, said recesses and said cham-- bers adapted to contain a tluid, plungers mounted in said recesses, means tor successively reciprocating said plungers in said recesses, side tlanges ter-ming side walls te said chambers, and bolts passing through said auxiliary chambers and said flanges.

4. In a vehicle wheel, a pair et hubs therefor, a series et cylinders radially arranged en the interior et one et said hubs, said cylinders adapted to contain a tluid, plungers mounted in said cylinders, a retaining ring tor said plungers, said plungers adapted to retard the tlow et tluid trom said cylinders, said retaining ring terming means ter successively drawing the plungers trom their respective cylinders.

5. In a vehicle wheel, the combination et a pair ot hubs, with a telly, one et said hubs adapted to be mounted en an axle, the other said hub being carried by the telly, an annu lar chamber termed between said hubs, side flanges mounted en said axle hub, said telly hub being slidably mounted between said flanges, auxiliary chambers termed in said telly hub, means et communication between said annular chamber and said auxiliary chambers, bolts passing through said side tlanges and said auxiliary chambers to limit the sliding movement between said axle hub and said telly hub, said tlanges torming side walls to said chambers, said annular chamber and said auxiliary chambers adapted to contain a fluid.

G. A wheel having a pair et hubs and a telly, one ot said hubs being carried by said telly, recesses termed in ene ot said hubs, a plunger mounted in each et said recesses, auxiliary chambers termed adjacent said recesses, said recesses and said chambers adapted to contain a tluid, said plungers adapted to retard the flow et tluid trom said recesses, side 'flanges carried by en e et said hubs, said v[langes adapted to bear against the other said hub, bolts passing through said chambers and said `flanges, and means ot communication termed between said recesses and said chambers.

EDNARD lV. MOON, Sn.

Witnesses H. G. FLETCHER, M. C. HAMMON.

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